Rick Perry celebrates with ice cream at Sandy’s … again

Former Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Texas Public Policy Foundation on Wednesday February 24, 2016, after the state’s top criminal court threw out the remaining charge against him. (JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Flash forward to 2016. In addition to the legal victory, Perry on Wednesday made a case for considering social media a form of poetry, returning to the Barton Springs Road burger joint for a follow-up photo-opp.

A post shared by GovernorPerry (@governorperry) on Feb 24, 2016 at 1:00pm PST

The photo’s caption reads, “Epic legal victory falls on the 180th anniversary of Col. Travis’s Victory or Death letter: ‘I shall never surrender or retreat.'” Please note the carefully curated composition of the photo, with the former governor’s apparent swirl flanked on either side by vanilla and chocolate treats. The lens flare, too, is Photoshop-filter caliber.